Sec Form 4 Filing - Goza Shirley E. @ QTS Realty Trust, Inc. - 2015-12-11

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FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Goza Shirley E.
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
QTS Realty Trust, Inc. [ QTS]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Secretary
(Last) (First) (Middle)
C/O QTS REALITY TRUST, INC., 12851 FOSTER STREET
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY)
12/11/2015
(Street)
OVERLAND PARK, KS66213
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
__ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City) (State) (Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Class A common stock 12/11/2015 M 8,877 A $ 21 ( 1 ) 27,273 D
Class A common stock 12/11/2015 C 27,549 A 54,822 D
Class A common stock 12/11/2015 S 8,877 D $ 41.35 ( 3 ) 45,945 D
Class A common stock 12/11/2015 S 27,549 D $ 41.42 ( 4 ) 18,396 D
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(MM/DD/YY)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 21 12/11/2015 M 8,887 ( 1 ) 10/15/2023 Class A common stock 8,887 $ 21 8,878 D
Class O LTIP units of Operating Partnership ( 5 ) 12/11/2015 C 60,906 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) Class A units of Operating Partnership 27,549 ( 5 ) 25,969 D
Class A units of Operating Partnership ( 5 ) 12/11/2015 C 27,549 ( 5 ) ( 5 ) Class A common stock 27,549 ( 5 ) 37,549 D
Class A units of Operating Partnership ( 2 ) 12/11/2015 C 27,549 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Class A common stock 27,549 ( 2 ) 10,000 D
Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Goza Shirley E.
C/O QTS REALITY TRUST, INC.
12851 FOSTER STREET
OVERLAND PARK, KS66213
Secretary
Signatures
/s/ Timothy J. Kuester, attorney-in-fact 12/15/2015
Signature of Reporting Person Date
Explanation of Responses:
( 1 )8,877 shares of Class A common stock were acquired upon Ms. Goza's exercise of options to purchase shares of Class A common stock, granted on October 15, 2013 under the QTS Realty Trust, Inc. 2013 Equity Compensation Plan. The options vest ratably over a four year period beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant and at the end of each calendar quarter thereafter.
( 2 )27,549 shares of Class A common stock were acquired upon Ms. Goza's redemption of 27,549 Class A units of the Operating Partnership. Class A units are redeemable for cash or, at the operating partnership's election, shares of the QTS Realty Trust Inc.'s (the "Company") Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis, beginning November 1, 2014, which was one year following the beginning of the first full calendar month following the closing of the Company's initial public offering.
( 3 )The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $41.02 to $41.67, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Company, any security holder of the Company, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this Footnote (3).
( 4 )The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $41.03 to $41.69, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the Company, any security holder of the Company, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth in this Footnote (4).
( 5 )Each Class O LTIP unit is convertible by the Company's operating partnership or by the holder into Class A units at any time, and upon such equalization of the capital account of a Class O LTIP unit (and full vesting of the Class O LTIP unit, if such unit is subject to vesting and being converted by the holder), the Class O LTIP unit will be convertible into a number of Class A units equal to (i) the Class O LTIP unit's capital account divided by (ii) the capital account balance of a Class A unit (i.e., in a manner similar to a typical stock appreciation right), subject to certain exceptions and adjustments. Class A units are redeemable for cash or, at the operating partnership's election, shares of the Company's Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis, beginning November 1, 2014, which was one year following the beginning of the first full calendar month following the closing of the Company's initial public offering.

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